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Between Literature and History(1st Edition)
The Diaries and Memoirs of Mary Leadbeater and Dorothea Herbert (Reimagining Ireland)
by Barbara Hughes
Paperback, 247 Pages, Published 2010 by Peter Lang Ag, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN-13: 978-3-03911-889-2, ISBN: 3-03911-889-7
"This book explores the remarkable diaries and memoirs of Mary Leadbeater (1758-1826) and Dorothea Herbert (c.1767-1829), both of whom lived in Ireland. Working on the premise that their identities are literary constructions, the author investigates the cultural and existential impulses that motivate their creation. Leadbeater’s diaries span fifty-seven years and include uncensored teenage journals, which are a rarity in Western Europe. ..."
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